First, I would like to thank all of you for your entries. Really, it wasn't fair of me to ask you to 1.) Choose your favorite fight, and 2.) Explain why in under 500 words ~ ! Personally, I have about 8 favorite fights, and could write college thesis-length reasons as to WHY, so good job everyone that participated ~ !

"One can only imagine how difficult it is to stand in the face overwhelming odds, where you know the outcome already, and that is death."

Junko Takeuchi told me herself that the reason she loved Naruto is the over-whelming emotion is conjures up in it's fans. I love Naruto for this reason as well, so any time I see someone connecting so solidly to the messages and the feeling that the story tries so hard to give the audience, I am happy. There are a lot of anime out there, but to me, none of them take control of the viewer's emotions quite the way Naruto has. In your explanation of your feelings, it's easy to see that you vicariously lived through Hinata's pain and courage. Your love for the series really shined.

"That genuine feeling of affection manifested into courage, with which she faced Pain, her strongest adversary head on. "

"Jiraiya ... I’ve always related to him and his desire to pass on his wisdom, experience and ideals to the next generation. In fact, I use this very show to do so, and I feel that Kishimoto communicates many of life’s most important lessons through his amazing story."

Again, your reason illustrates a deeper connection to the show/this battle than just merely appreciating the thrill of a good fight. I think when it comes to this series, the fights are just the manifestations of the relationships between characters, and the conflicts and bonds that those create. Loving Jiraiya meant wanting revenge, yet understanding revenge meant understanding and connecting with Naruto so much that you were able to understand how NOT IN VAIN, everything was, a nuance that many miss!

"...he uses his talk-no-jutsu to finally impart the lessons that the Hidden Rain orphans so completely failed to understand the first time around."

"For everyone knows that a student inherits his ninja way from his teacher."

I think the fact that I am choosing you is your honesty. Not only are you admitting to having stopped watching Naruto, but admitting a severed connection to the story, and to the show. Your entry really explains the impact a fight can have on the audience. The fact that this one battle, spanning three episodes could return you to the story is pretty powerful. Also, you are one of the only users that mentioned a disdain for the word-count, meaning you could go on much more about why this was important to you.

"Needless to say, I never regretted my decision to watch Naruto again after witnessing this monumental clash."

AND THOSE ARE THE WINNERS ~ ! All of you will be contacted shortly for shipping addresses. Thanks again to everyone that participated and stay tuned for more Naruto goodness on Crunchyroll ~ !

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 literally gives you the power to recreate ANY memorable battle from the world of Naruto Shippuden.

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ONE LUCK WINNER, will receive all this, and the copy of the game ~ !!!!

SO HOW DO YOU WIN ?

Let us know your FAVORITE FIGHT from Naruto Shippuden.

Let us know WHY it is your favorite fight, using LESS THAN 500 words.

Link us to the episode where your favorite fight occurs using [ crvideo ] _____ [ /crvideo ] - please note that you must remove the space between the brackets and the word "crvideo"( Use the LAST 6 DIGITS on the URL where you watch the episode in the black space. )

My favorite fight would probably have to be Sasuke vs. Itachi, because that was the moment when Sasuke would finally succeed in his goal, and the fact that Sasuke is my favorite character. The fight also introduced Susano'o.

I have to pick the Naruto Sage mode VS the different Pain Dolls. So much happened to change Naruto to send him down the path to Hokage and change the minds of all the people who live in the leaf village. http://www.crunchyroll.com/naruto-shippuden/episode-163-explosion-sage-mode-542490

sasuke vs killer bee, because bees rhymes are tight and he knows how to fight, it looked like he got licked but sasuke was tricked, sasuke didn't even know because of bees mad flow all while spitting "bakayaro, konoyaro!"

I have to say my favorite fight is episode 134 of Naruto the fight between Naruto and Sasuke at the waterfall. This was one of the big turn around moments for the entire series since it will be the last time we see Sasuke before he leaves. It shows the rivalry between these two characters and is probably one of my favorite episodes in the entire series so far. It wasn't very flashy and we didn't see naruto kick ass but the meaning behind the fight makes it in my opinion on of the best fights ever.

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In your reply to this thread, type [crvideo.number./crvideo] (remove the spaces from what I typed and make sure both "crvideo" and "/crvideo" are enclosed by brackets [ ]
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Sasuke vs Itachi. I loved watching this episode, the new things introduced in it were awesome (Susano'o and Kirin, which were epic in the manga and even more epic in the show) and it almost made me cry. Almost c:

Naruto Shippuden Episode 247 – Target: Nine Tails
Is my favorite episode of Naruto b/c he has to fight the nine tails within him. He has some help from his mother, but in all he learns from her and what his parents wanted for him. that's what gives him the strength to beat the nine tails, which is his best fight in my eyes.
http://www.crunchyroll.com/naruto-shippuden/episode-247-target-nine-tails-588308